November 17th, 1956

Born on November 17th, 1956

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 24,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 367 days, exactly on April 29th, 2025, people who were born on November 17th, 1956 will be 25,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on November 17th?

November 17th, 2013

An outbreak of 77 confirmed tornadoes occurred in seven U.S. states; it became the largest November tornado outbreak in Illinois and Indiana.

November 17th, 2012

In Manfalut, Egypt, a school bus was hit by a train, killing at least 50 children.

November 17th, 2009

Administrators at the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit discovered that their servers had been hacked and thousands of emails and files on climate change had been stolen.

November 17th, 1997

Sixty-two people were killed by Islamist terrorists outside Deir el-Bahari (pictured) in Luxor, one of Egypt's top tourist attractions.

November 17th, 1989

Walt Disney Pictures released The Little Mermaid to theatres, starting the Disney Renaissance.

November 17th, 1968

NBC controversially cut away from an American football game between the Oakland Raiders and New York Jets to broadcast Heidi, causing viewers in the Eastern United States to miss the game's dramatic ending.

November 17th, 1950

The 14th Dalai Lama (pictured) assumed full temporal power as ruler of Tibet at the age of fifteen.

November 17th, 1943

World War II: Australian forces launched an assault on Sattelberg, New Guinea, against Japanese forces, initiating the Battle of Sattelberg.

November 17th, 1941

World War II: Hjalmar Siilasvuo ordered Finnish forces to halt their assault against Soviet forces near Salla, concluding Operation Arctic Fox.

November 17th, 1796

French Revolutionary Wars: French forces defeated the Austrians at the Battle of Arcole in a manoeuvre to cut the latter's line of retreat.

November 17th, 1592

Sigismund III Vasa, who was already King of Poland, succeeded his father John III as King of Sweden.

November 17th, 1558

Elizabeth I (pictured) became Queen of England and of Ireland, marking the beginning of the Elizabethan era.

November 17th, 1292

John Balliol was chosen to be King of Scots over Robert de Brus.

November 17th, 2019

The first known case of COVID-19 is traced to a 55-year-old man who had visited a market in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.

November 17th, 2013

A rare late-season tornado outbreak strikes the Midwest. Illinois and Indiana are most affected with tornado reports as far north as lower Michigan. In all around six dozen tornadoes touch down in approximately an 11-hour time period, including seven EF3 and two EF4 tornadoes.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 17th

Born on November 17th, 1956

67

Jim McGovern

British politician (born 1956)

*November 17th, 1956, Glasgow

49

Angelika Machinek

German glider pilot and dramaturge (1956–2006)

*November 17th, 1956, Eschershausen †October 12th, 2006

67

Kelly Ward

American actor

*November 17th, 1956, San Diego

Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 17th?

65

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

American actress

*November 17th, 1958, Lombard

34

Emmsjé Gauti

Icelandic rapper

*November 17th, 1989, Iceland

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

63

Petrik Sander

German association football player and manager

*November 17th, 1960, Quedlinburg

48

Anders Anundsen

Norwegian politician

*November 17th, 1975, Stavern

57

Sophie Marceau

French actress

*November 17th, 1966, Paris

71

Cyril Ramaphosa

President of South Africa since 2018

*November 17th, 1952, Soweto

50

Kerry Godliman

English comedian and actor

*November 17th, 1973, Perivale

26

Julian Ryerson

Norwegian association football player

*November 17th, 1997, Lyngdal

73

Carlo Verdone

Italian actor, screenwriter and film director

*November 17th, 1950, Rome

79

Danny DeVito

American actor, director, and producer

*November 17th, 1944, Neptune Township

81

Martin Scorsese

American film director, screenwriter and producer

*November 17th, 1942, Queens

57

Peter Cook

British actor, satirist, writer and comedian (1937-1995)

*November 17th, 1937, Torquay †January 9th, 1995, Hampstead

45

Rachel McAdams

Canadian actress

*November 17th, 1978, London

49

Bill Lancaster

American screenwriter (1947-1997)

*November 17th, 1947, Los Angeles †January 4th, 1997, Los Angeles

29

Benno Schmitz

German footballer

*November 17th, 1994, Munich

68

Peter Cox

English singer-songwriter

*November 17th, 1955, Kingston upon Thames

71

Marion Tietz

German handball player

*November 17th, 1952, Berlin

51

Yolanda King

American activist (1955-2007)

*November 17th, 1955, Montgomery †May 15th, 2007, Santa Monica

60

Dylan Walsh

American actor

*November 17th, 1963, Los Angeles

Same year
Born in 1956

68

Peter Hook

English musician

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

67

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

68

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

67

Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

67

Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

67

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

68

Liem Swie King

Indonesian badminton player

*February 28th, 1956, Kudus

60

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

23

Ian Curtis

British musician (1956–1980)

*July 15th, 1956, Stretford †May 18th, 1980, Macclesfield

67

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

67

Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

67

Martyn Ware

English musician

*May 19th, 1956, Sheffield

68

Gunnar Brands

German classical archaeologist

*March 30th, 1956, Duisburg

67

Justus Carrière

German actor

*May 16th, 1956, Schwerin

68

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

68

Bryan Cranston

American actor, director, and producer

*March 7th, 1956, Hollywood

62

Minken Fosheim

Norwegian actress (1956-2018)

*March 20th, 1956, Oslo †June 7th, 2018, Oslo

68

Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, London

67

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

67

Han Jian

Chinese badminton player

*July 6th, 1956, Liaoning

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Born on November 17th, 1956
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Leap year

Yes: 1956 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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